Historically, communicable disease reporting to state and county health departments was paper-based, relying heavily on FAX, telephone and snail mail. Today's sophisticated laboratory information systems bring an opportunity to move toward more timely and efficient electronic laboratory reporting.The Oregon ELR project is a long-term effort to convert major labs, local health departments, and the state health department to electronic data interchange. In this system, the state health department functions as an electronic hub to accept, route, and process electronic HL7 messages containing lab and clinical data. Read more 

ELR Legally Mandated for High-Volume Laboratories

• In March 2010, Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) became legally mandated for laboratories sending an average of more than 30 records per month to Oregon public health. For details, please review Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs), Division 18, Disease Reporting 
• Civil penalties (Civil Penalties for Violations of OAR Chapter 333, Divisions 18 and 19) may be applied if qualifying laboratories failed to seek or obtain ELR approval by March 2011.  

Oregon ELR Participants

• List of labs currently participating in the ELR project
• List of counties currently participating in the ELR project.